Six attacked, including two police officers, in Portsmouth

Two police officers, a PCSO, a Deliveroo cyclist, and two people have been attacked by a man in Portsmouth

Author: Michael SmithPublished 4th Feb 2024

Police were called to an area outside Barclays bank on Commercial Road at around 5:00pm on Thursday 1 February.

No one was seriously injured during the incident.

A 39 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of assault, three counts of assaulting a constable, and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

He has been released on conditional bail until Monday 29 April.

Officers are looking to identify two potential victims of the assault who were no longer on scene when police attended.

One is believed to be a Deliveroo cyclist.

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